And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenathpaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
The saviour of the world. Tsaphenath pahneach. (Challoner)
In the Coptic language, which is derived from the Egyptian, Psotemphane is said to mean the saviour of the world. St. Jerome supposed this word was not Hebrew; and therefore he added, in the Egyptian tongue, though he knew it might be interpreted in Hebrew "a revealer of secrets. "(q. Heb.)
Putiphare. Whether this person be the same with his old master, cannot easily be decided. Most people think he was not. See St. Chrysostom, 63. hom.
Priest. None were esteemed more noble in Egypt.
Heliopolis. Hebrew On, "the city of the sun "built on the banks of the Nile, about half a day's journey to the north of Memphis.
